Tortellini Casserole

From Better Homes & Gardens Simple Slow Cooker Recipes




Ingredients:
12 ounces bulk Italian sausage
8 ounces ground beef
1 (26oz) jar pasta sauce
1 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatos
1/2 cup chopped red or yellow pepper
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1 9-ounce package refrigerated cheese tortellini
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
In a large skillet, cook the sausage and ground beef until meat is brown. Drain and transfer to a 3 1/2-4 quart slow cooker lightly coated with cooking spray. Stir in pasta sauce, tomatoes, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours (high 3-4.) If using high setting, turn to low, stir in the tortellini, cover and cook 15-20 minutes more. Sprinkle with cheese.

Comments:
I was originally going to make this for dinner last week but Adam caught wind of it, determined it was a pot pie in disguise, and told me he wouldn't eat it. So I was left with a package of thawed stew meat. I had been meaning to make a different tortellini dish for awhile but couldn't find it in the book. (I'm a moron sometimes.) I did find this one instead. I used the stew meat in place of the ground meat, omitted the pepper and cheese, but kept everything else pretty much the same. Thumbs up.